Sub-I’s can be tough, but truly the best feeling is rotating on your specialty of choice and thinking “Wow, at some point I’m going to get to do this everyday” 🥹

An amazing working group yesterday with Admiral Levine from the Dept. of HHS! Thanks to Dr Beverly Gray and Dr. Whicker for the opportunity to share more about being a student in the south interested in providing gender-affirming care. Honored to learn from so many amazing advocates!

Fourth-year medical students: *desperately trying to think about anything other than residency applications* Taylor Swift:

1 HOUR IN DOWNTOWN DURHAM ☑️ Soup from Toast ☑️ Coffee at The Durham ☑️ Cookie from Loaf ☑️ A local runs you down with car ☑️ Trip to Duke Med ER ☑️ Dinner at Toro ☑️ Cocktails at Alley 26 boost the Vicodin ☑️ Trip over scooter fracture skull ☑️ Trip to Duke Med ER

👏Congrats👏 to Dr. Gayle DiLalla (Gayle DiLalla) on her recent appointment as Duke Surgery's first Vice Chair of Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion!! 🤩💪🙌

This year, I’ve been putting together reference letters for students. After years involved in residency and medical school selection, I’ve noticed biases in how women are talked about. Since none of us (including myself) are immune, this guide is helpful:

Grateful for the amazing mentors and opportunities along the way! Duke Vascular Duke Department of Population Health Sciences BIDMC Vascular & Endovascular Surgery FutureVascSurgeons

It happened!!! I’m going to be a plastic and reconstructive surgeon!!!!! It takes a village—immensely grateful for everyone who got me here ❤️❤️

Can’t believe this dream is coming true. So excited to announce I’ll be a plastic surgery intern at Michigan this July!!!!!!!

PRS Editor-in-Chief, Kevin C. Chung, MD, MS, is grateful to participate at Duke Surgery for the Kenan lectureship. Outstanding faculty, gifted residents, and passionate students. What a magnificent research day at this prestigious Institution. So impressed.

I am loving this fan art for our trans youth at Durham Central Park! ❤️🏳️‍⚧️❤️

Respect my decision‼️

Back for its second iteration, here's #MetGala outfits as medical specialties. Same disclaimers apply: don't know who these people are, don't know much about fashion, and don't come for me if your specialty isn't here.

Thanks to the EDI office for the feature! Lucky to be surrounded by inspiring peers Duke University School of Medicine

I graduate med school today and am unprepared to leave NC so for now enjoy this grad pic of me tearing up over my fave biscuit and sweet tea from Grub Durham

Officially Dr. Sonali Biswas, MD MPHS!! So much gratitude to Duke University School of Medicine for this experience and so lucky to call Discover Durham home for undergrad, master’s, and med school for the last 9 years. Next stop, Ann Arbor!

Thankful for a husband who is willing to eat boxed supper with me at the hospital, for a program that provides residents with meals on Thanksgiving, and for the very best coresident company for the last 24 hrs ❤️🧡💛 Michigan Surgery

This is the face of a woman who can’t believe her job still requires using a fax machine

Our plastic surgery residency program is moving on up! We're ranked #3 in the nation by Doximity, which is one place up from last year. More on our top-ranked programs here: bit.ly/4bQidI9